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My Town: A Memoir of Albuquerque, New Mexico, in Poems, Prose and Photographs
Margaret Randall
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Paperback. "All Wings Press titles are distributed to the trade by Independent Publishers Group." Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 204.
Incorporating short prose, photography, and poetry, this memoir celebrates Albuquerque, New Mexico, and recollects how the author's life and the city itself were impacted by Cold War politics, the atomic bomb, McCarthyism, racism, and misogyny. Covering topics such as familial relationships, troubled marriage, lesbianism, and human rights activism, this collection also provides a poetic understanding of the region's history and culture over the past half century. Politically charged, this account highlights inhumane government policies while recounting the history of this Southwestern town.
Incorporating short prose, photography, and poetry, this memoir celebrates Albuquerque, New Mexico, and recollects how the author's life and the city itself were impacted by Cold War politics, the atomic bomb, McCarthyism, racism, and misogyny. Covering topics such as familial relationships, troubled marriage, lesbianism, and human rights activism, this collection also provides a poetic understanding of the region's history and culture over the past half century. Politically charged, this account highlights inhumane government policies while recounting the history of this Southwestern town.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Wings Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
San Antonio, TX, United States
ISBN
9780916727734
SKU
V9780916727734
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99-50
About Margaret Randall
Margaret Randall is a feminist poet, writer, photographer and social activist. She is the author of more than 80 books, including Sandino’s Daughters: Testimonies of Nicaraguan Women in Struggle, Stones Witness, and Their Backs to the Sea: Poems and Photographs. She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. John Nichols is an iconic New Mexico novelist and the author of The ... Read more
Reviews for My Town: A Memoir of Albuquerque, New Mexico, in Poems, Prose and Photographs
“An elegy to place, history, and culture, to innocence (and ignorance) that have evolved to a macroscopic understanding of how the world works.” —John Nichols, author, The Milagro Beanfield War “This memoir haunts me in the way that all fine and true writing does. My Town is a celebration of a woman’s fully-lived and courageous life, one not to ... Read more